“YouneverbroughtdownFigginswhenyouwereatRoughborough；nowI
shouldhavethoughtFigginswouldhavebeenjustthekindofboywhomyoumighthaveaskedtocomeandseeus。”
Figginshadbeengonethroughtimesoutofnumberalready。Ernesthadhardlyknownhim，andFiggins，beingnearlythreeyearsolderthanErnest，hadleftlongbeforehedid。Besideshehadnotbeenaniceboy，andhadmadehimselfunpleasanttoErnestinmanyways。
“Now。”continuedhismother，“there’sTowneley。IhaveheardyouspeakofTowneleyashavingrowedwithyouinaboatatCambridge。
Iwish，mydear，youwouldcultivateyouracquaintancewithTowneley，andaskhimtopayusavisit。Thenamehasanaristocraticsound，andIthinkIhaveheardyousayheisaneldestson。”